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2007 Mazda Mazda6 Airbags Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA

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Airbags reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
95
Latest Feb 24, 2026
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
61%
of 156 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
13
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
10

What this page shows

Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2007 Mazda Mazda6 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 95 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming airbag

The 25 most recent of 95, in the owner's own words

Airbags
Filed Feb 24, 2026

See attachment Hello what do I need to do? I been trying to have this repaired ,for last 3 years their is no close Mazda dealer and this the only car I have to get to doctors . I got letter after letter and I called explained my situation and someone was going to call me back Everytime with information for my Mazda 6 2007 to be towed to get repairs and a loaner car till return of my mazda that is under a do not drive . No one ever calls me back..please I don't want metal schrapnal in my face ory passenger my husband is heart patient we need my car can't be without here in sallisaw ok. Now what do we do .

NHTSA ID
11720141
Incident
Jan 15, 2026
Airbags
Filed Nov 3, 2023
Crash reported1 injury reported

10/31/2023 my daughter was in a car accident driving this vehicle identified by the VIN above. The car was totaled. Airbags did not deploy.

NHTSA ID
11553494
Incident
Oct 31, 2023
Airbags
Filed May 18, 2023

Takata recall. The contact's wife owns a 2007 Mazda Mazda6. The vehicle owner received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V474000 (Air Bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

NHTSA ID
11522610
Incident
May 12, 2023
Airbags
Filed Apr 3, 2019

TAKATA RECALL. FOR THE PAST YEAR THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON. IT SEEMS TO OCCUR AT WARMER TEMPERATURES AND GOES AWAY AND COLDER TEMPERATURES. THE CODE THAT COMES BACK IS B2234 AND THIS IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG. I BELIEVE THIS HAS OCCURRED BECAUSE OF THE REPLACEMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG REPLACEMENT THAT WAS DONE ON MY VEHICLE DUE TO THE TAKATA RECALL.

NHTSA ID
11193562
Incident
Apr 4, 2018
Mileage
135,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Dec 27, 2017

TAKATA RECALL, SAME AS DRIVER SIDE. TOLD THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS CALL MAZDA IT'S BEEN YEARS NOW. STILL DRIVING/WITH KIDS!

NHTSA ID
11056815
Incident
Oct 1, 2014
Airbags
Filed Dec 27, 2017

TAKATA RECALL TRYING FOR 4 YRS NOW ALWAYS TOLD NO PART FOR IT OR CALL MAZDA

NHTSA ID
11056813
Incident
Oct 1, 2013
Airbags
Filed Nov 16, 2017

TAKATA RECALL. TOOK MY MAZDA TO A CERTIFIED MAZDA DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THE DEFECTED AIR BAGS BUT THE AIRBAG LIGHT STILL STAYS ON MAKING ME CONCERNED THAT THE PROBLEM WITH MY AIRBAGS HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. I HAVE A 4 MONTH OLD THAT RIDES IN THIS VEHICLE AND I AM CONCERNED FOR HER SAFETY.

NHTSA ID
11046887
Incident
Mar 22, 2017
AirbagsBody & structureEngine
Filed Oct 27, 2017
Crash reported1 injury reported

THE AIRBAG DEFLATED WHEN I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT SEPTEMBER 25, 2015. I SUFFERED A FRACTURED STERNUM FROM THE AIRBAG AND SEVERELY MULTIPLE FRACTURES IN RIGHT ANKLE. THIS CAR WAS TOTALED. THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT MY FAULT, THE OTHER CAR MOVED INTO MY LANE AND I STRUCK IT HEAD ON.

NHTSA ID
11040415
Incident
Sep 25, 2015
Mileage
10,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Sep 25, 2017

AIR BAG LIGHT WON'T GO OFF STAYS ON

NHTSA ID
11025459
Incident
Oct 26, 2016
Airbags
Filed Sep 10, 2017

I HAVE GOT A AUTO AIRBAG SETTLEMENT LETTER

NHTSA ID
11022507
Incident
Jan 25, 2016
Airbags
Filed Aug 11, 2017

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V382000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V354000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED SEVERAL TIMES (COCHRAN MAZDA OF NORTH HILLS, 10885 PERRY HWY, WEXFORD, PA 15090 (724) 940-1000), BUT DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NHTSA ID
11014654
Incident
Jun 23, 2017
Airbags
Filed Aug 10, 2017
Crash reported

TAKATA RECALL, OVER A YEAR AGO I DID HAVE A AIRBAG RECALL FOR MY INFLATOR , WHICH WAS FOR MY MAZDA 6 2007, I DID HAVE ONE OF THEM REPLACED, NOT SURE IF IT WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE OR THE DRIVER SIDE NOW, BUT ONLY ONE WAS REPLACED AT THE TIME BECAUSE THAT WAS ALL THAT WAS RECALLED AT THAT TIME, THE DEALER TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE OTHER SIDE TO BE RECALL, SO WHAT IF I HAD A ACCIDENT IN THE MEANTIME? THE OTHER AIRBAG WOULDN'T WORK, BECAUSE IT HADN'T BEEN REPLACED? NOT VERY GOOD! THE DEALER DIDN'T SEEM TO THRILLED WITH THE WHOLE INFLATOR RECALL THING AND DIDN'T HAVE VERY GOOD THINGS TO SAY ABOUT IT, WHICH MADE ME WORRY ABOUT IF THE DARN THING WOULD WORK AT ALL! WELL NOT TOO LONG AFTER I GOT THE SECOND RECALL NOTE FOR THE OTHER SIDE INFLATOR TO BE FIXED I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT! GREAT! WELL, I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AT 70MPH, THE CAR WAS HIT ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND I WAS THROWN INTO A SPIN, NOW, I WAS NOT HIT IN THE FRONT, NOR DID I ACTUALLY HIT DEAD ON IN THE FRONT OF ANYTHING! BUT MY WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED. MY RIGHT SIDE AIRBAG DID DEPLOY AND SAVE ME FROM A MASSIVE HEAD INJURY! THE CAR DID AS IT WAS DESIGNED TO DO IN A BACKEND COLLISION, IT FOLDED UP, THE BACK END TOOK THE BLUNT OF THE 70MPH FORCE, AND SAVED ME! I WALKED OUT OF THE CAR! BUT THE CAR WAS TOTALED! MY ONLY QUESTION AND IT WAS A QUESTION OF A FEW OTHER PEOPLE... WAS WHY DID NOT THE FRONT END AIR BAD DEPLOY? WAS IT NOT SUPPOSED TO? BECAUSE IT HAD NOT BEEN IT HIT HARD ENOUGH? OR BECAUSE IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED? NOT SURE? ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT THANK GOODNESS IN A WAY I GOT HIT FROM BEHIND AND NOT IN THE FRONT, BECAUSE I AM NOT SO SURE IF I COULD OF DEPENDED ON THE FRONT AIRBAGS WORKING CORRECTLY! SO MY ACCIDENT MAY HAVE HAD A TOTALLY DIFFERENT OUTCOME!

NHTSA ID
11014089
Incident
Aug 30, 2016
Mileage
1,800,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Aug 8, 2017

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V354000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FLAGSHIP MAZDA KENNEDY (LOCATED ON AVE KENNEDY KM 2.1 URB INDUSTRIAL BECHARA, SAN JUAN, PR 00920) WHERE THE DRIVER SIDE FRONTAL AIR BAG WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REMEDY PART FOR THE PASSENGER FRONTAL AIR BAG WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NHTSA ID
11013717
Incident
Jan 6, 2016
Airbags
Filed May 22, 2017

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V382000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NHTSA ID
10990990
Incident
Jan 31, 2016
Airbags
Filed May 15, 2017
Crash reported

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V382000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V354000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH IN SEVERE WEATHER, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY TURNED SIDEWAYS AND CRASHED INTO THE CEMENT BARRIER IN THE CENTER OF THE ROAD. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NHTSA ID
10985773
Incident
May 12, 2017
Mileage
135,000 mi
Airbags
Filed May 14, 2017

TAKATA RECALL. WE KEEP GETTING RECALL NOTICES FOR THE AIRBAG REPLACEMENT BUT WHEN WE TRY TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT THEY SAY THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS. THIS HAS BEEN ON GOING FOR AT LEAST 9 MONTHS! OUR LOCAL MAZDA DEALER IS DENNIS DILLION MAZDA, BOISE, IDAHO.

NHTSA ID
10985636
Incident
May 13, 2017
Airbags
Filed Apr 17, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V382000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NHTSA ID
10978807
Incident
Oct 19, 2015
Airbags
Filed Mar 23, 2017

TAKATA RECALL, MAZDA DEALER, HAS FAILED TO IMPLEMENT RECALLS IN A TIMELY MANNER. SCHEDULED SERVICE FOR RECALL REPAIR. DELIVERED TO DEALER, RETURNED LATER TO PICK UP VEHICLE AND WAS INFORMED THEY DID NOT HAVE REPAIR PART COMPONENTS ON HAND. THEY AGREE TO NOTIFY ME WHEN AVAILABLE TO RESCHEDULE REPAIR. HAVE RECEIVED THREE NOTICES FROM MAZDA SINCE, ASKING ME IF I NO LONGER HAD THE VEHICLE. NEVER CONTACTED TO RESCHEDULE REPAIR.

NHTSA ID
10968232
Incident
Jul 10, 2015
Airbags
Filed Mar 13, 2017

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V382000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V354000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED FOR MONTHS, BUT FAILED TO RESPOND TO THE CONTACT'S CALLS. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NHTSA ID
10965746
Incident
Sep 1, 2016
Airbags
Filed Feb 16, 2017

TAKATA RECALL - MY COMPLAINT IS WITH THE LOCAL MAZDA DEALER. I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE AND FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT. WHEN I ARRIVED FOR THE APPOINTMENT I WAS TOLD THAT THE WORK COULD NOT BE PERFORMED BECAUSE THE PARTS NECESSARY WERE NOT ORDERED. IN MY OPINION THE DEALERSHIP HANDLED THIS APPOINTMENT AND THE FOLLOW UP POORLY. THE REPAIR HAS NOT YET BEEN ACCOMPLISHED DUE TO MY BUSY SCHEDULE AND THE LACK OF COMMUNICATION ON BEHALF OF THE DEALERSHIP. I AM NOT SURE WHAT IS CONSIDERED A "REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME" BUT IN MY OPINION THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF WEEKS AGO. AS OF TODAY I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 22ND.

NHTSA ID
10955111
Incident
Jan 16, 2017
Airbags
Filed Dec 29, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V382000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V354000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NHTSA ID
10938437
Incident
Dec 29, 2016
Mileage
64,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Dec 28, 2016

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V354000 (AIR BAGS), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 227,000.

NHTSA ID
10937960
Incident
Dec 20, 2016
Mileage
227,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Dec 18, 2016

TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM MAZDA ALMOST 3 YEARS AGO IN FEB 2014. I KEEP GETTING LETTER AFTER LETTER FOR 2 YEARS NOW SAYING THAT THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AS THIS RECALL CAN CAUSE SERVE INJURIES OR EVEN DEATH.

NHTSA ID
10936043
Incident
Feb 1, 2014
Mileage
1,472,002 mi
Airbags
Filed Dec 6, 2016

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V345000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V869000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID
10930164
Incident
Jul 20, 2016
Airbags
Filed Nov 4, 2016

TAKATA RECALL - THE TAKATA RECALL HAS CONTINUED SINCE 2014 WITH NO FIX IN SIGHT. OUR VEHICLE IS STILL ON THE ROAD AND A DANGER TO IT'S OCCUPANTS. THIS RECALL SHOULD NEVER HAVE LASTED THIS LONG. MAZDA SHOULD EITHER FIX THE PROBLEM OR PURCHASE THE CAR FROM ME SINCE I CANNOT SELL IT WITH THIS POTENTIALLY DEADLY DEFECT.

NHTSA ID
10924331
Incident
Jun 1, 2014

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